They Light a Spark

In 1876, Alexander
Graham
Bell uttered
the indelible words,
“Mr.Watson, come here, I want
to see you,” and ushered in a
new era. Thomas A. Watson, by
most accounts, played a critical
role in the invention
of the telephone as we
know it today. Yet Bell
got the patent, most
of the money, and
virtually all of the
fame associated
with that invention—and Watson
got relegated to a historical
footnote.

A team of scholars
has taken a close look at
people like Watson. “[Everyone
knows] about...

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Adrienne Day is a journalist based in
New York City. She has written for numerous
publications, including City Limits, the New
York Times, and the Village Voice.

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